existierten

/[ˌɛksɪsˈtiːɐ̯tn̩]/ verb

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,644

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

existierten is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs existieren Pronounced [ˌɛksɪsˈtiːɐ̯tn̩]. Often confused with existiert and existiere.

Key facts for existierten
PropertyValue
Headwordexistierten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌɛksɪsˈtiːɐ̯tn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#28,644
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of existierten in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for existierten is 11 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌɛksɪsˈtiːɐ̯tn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,644 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for existierten, with forms such as "eixstierten", "exisiterten", and "exisstierten". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "existiert", "existiere", "existieren", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is existierten, spelled E-X-I-S-T-I-E-R-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs existieren
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs existieren
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs existieren
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs existieren

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eixstierten,exisiterten,exisstierten,existeirten,existieretn,existierrten,existiertenn,existiertne,existiertten,existietren,existireten,existtierten,exitsierten,exsitierten,exxistierten,xeistierten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for existierten

Misspelling Variants of "existierten"

eixstierten11exisiterten11exisstierten12existeirten11existieretn11existierrten12existiertenn12existiertne11
Misspelling Variants of "existierten"

Frequency rank: #28,644 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "existierten"?
"existierten" is spelled E-X-I-S-T-I-E-R-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɛksɪsˈtiːɐ̯tn̩].
What does "existierten" mean?
As a verb, "existierten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs existieren
What words are commonly confused with "existierten"?
"existierten" is commonly confused with "existiert", "existiere", "existieren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "existierten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "existierten" is [ˌɛksɪsˈtiːɐ̯tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "existierten" come from?
"existierten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.